Podcast

Feb 25 2026

Sharing Some Recent Interviews on The Vandy Program

Hello there!

I recently read that, of the estimated 4.5 million podcasts in the world, only 300,000 have released a new episode in the past 30 days.

Since I’ve aimed for Systems Over Goals, especially here in 2026, I thought I’d point to not 1, not 2, but 3 recent podcast interviews. So I’m in the good category, I guess; All three videos I’m sharing here are ones that have been conducted in the past 30 days.

The channel link is here: The Vandy Program.

Vandy Talks with Marc Moschetto (Jan. 29)

Marc is a long-time friend (who I met on X, of course; his handle is Boston Writer) and a consultant. Kickmotor is his company, and he has the bona fides to talk about where HR and tech intersect with common sense. Fun interview.

Vandy Talks with Liam Gallegos (Feb. 5)

Liam is the self-proclaimed “King of LinkedIn Live” and has amazing energy; and a heck of a studio setup, too. We had a fun conversation.

Vandy Talks with Stephen Barrigar (Feb. 18)

Finally, my most-recent discussion — and a long-time friend, former colleague, and resident Canadian — was with Stephen Barrigar. It was the fourth time chatting with Stephen on camera.

Take a look, be sure to subscribe. Thanks, and be on the lookout for more!

Dec 19 2025

Another Podcast Interview?

Yes, I sat down with Stephen Barrigar — he of the Substack called The Velcro Staircase — and yes I am continuing my content streak today by posting the entire hour-plus conversation.

We talk about A TON of stuff:

Our football teams of choice (his: the Lions, mine: the Bengals)
Canadian politics and the impact of tariffs
How to make a decent Old Fashioned
What’s gonna happen in 2026?
And, of course, music, including our Songs of the Year 2025 and shows we enjoyed.

Dec 14 2025

An Hour Well Spent

Trying something new on this particular Sunday — as we continue our month of content — by sending you in the direction of two outstanding interviewers and one S-tier guest.

The interviewers: Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster, co-hosts of the insanely popular Triggernometry podcast.

The guest: Eric Weinstein. Probably the most “practically brilliant” thinker out there. By practically brilliant, I mean:

YES he’s whip-smart
YES some of his ideas — and you’ll hear a lot of them during this hour-plus conversation — are out there
BUT there are practical applications to quite a bit of what he talks about.

For instance, at the end of the interview, there’s a really robust discussion about AI, where Eric says, in effect, “we are asking the wrong question.” The practically brilliant idea, which goes back to economic research, is to look at the tradeoffs — between human flourishing and machine-driven productivity — and incentivize the right part of the equation: the humans, not the machines.

The whole thing — aired a year ago, after Trump’s re-election — is not TOTALLY a political discussion; but it also sacrifices sacred cows on both sides of the political equation.

Like I said, practically brilliant. And Konstantin and Francis are really solid interviewers.

Enjoy.